Spirituality of Minimalism

The Rev. Dr. Tom Holtzen

AT710
Course Dates: May 23 – August 26
Residential Week: June 13-17
Mode: In-person
Tuition: $1500 (Credit) / Not available for Audit.

In this experiential course, students will hike a portion of Wisconsin’s Ice Age Trail using ultralight backpacking and its ideology of “less is more” as a heuristic to develop a spirituality of minimalism. In addition to readings on minimalism, this course will examine selected works of apophatic theology to allow students to develop their own spirituality of minimalism by identifying what distances them from God and from others and help them develop productive and healthy ways of reconnecting.

Applications submitted after May 2 will be charged a $75 fee

The Neomedieval Church Musician
Marrying Trend & Tradition in the 21st Century

Church Musician’s Workshop

CONFERENCE
Conference Dates: June 12-17
Mode: In-person
Registration Fee: $750

CMW is an opportunity for church musicians, composers, conductors, clergy, and lay leaders to retreat from the weekly rigors of preparing for and directing worship in their usual contexts to enjoy the historic, wooded grounds of Nashotah House and the company of one another. Join us for an intensive five-day residential program that combines the liturgical experience of Nashotah House with the expertise of renowned veteran church musicians and scholars to create a vehicle for professional development and personal enrichment that is unlike any other.

Priestly Spirituality

The Rev. Dr. Greg Peters

AT 711/AT 811
Course Dates: May 23 – August 26
Residential Week: July 11-15
Mode: In-person
Tuition: $1500 (Credit) / $500 (Audit)

This course will explore the historical role of the priesthood and its connection to the cura animarum (pastoral care) throughout Christian history by examining the writings of Gregory the Great (The Pastoral Rule), Bernard of Clairvaux (On Consideration), and a selection of late medieval pastoral manuals and modern Anglican authors (such as George Herbert’s The Country Parson and Richard Baxter’s The Reformed Pastor). The course content will show how the spirituality of a pastor is intimately connected to his/her pastoral work, giving serious consideration to current application of the historical texts.

Applications submitted after May 2 will be charged a $75 fee

Political Theology

Dr. Elisabeth Rain Kincaid

MT 703/MT 803
Course Dates: May 23 – August 26
Residential Week: July 11-15
Mode: In-person or remote
Tuition: $1500 (Credit) / $500 (Audit)

This course seeks to trace the historical trajectory of the development of Christian “political theology” and bring this tradition into dialogue with the challenges of church/state relationships today. We will begin by considering classical Christian texts addressing the relationship between the church and the polis. We will then consider a variety of solutions, both historical and contemporary, to the new challenges in the relationship between the church and the state following the Reformation and the rise of the modern nation state. Special attention will be paid to the historical development of political theology in the Anglican tradition. The course will conclude by considering the new challenges posed by the various secularisms of the contemporary political order, the role of Christians as citizens in late-modern democracies, and the potential for the development of political discourse beyond traditional state-centered politics.

Applications submitted after May 2 will be charged a $75 fee

Augustine Through His Sermons

Dr. Lewis Ayres

HT 710/HT 810
Course Dates: May 23 – August 26
Residential Week: July 25-29
Mode: In-person
Tuition: $1500 (Credit) / $500 (Audit)

This course will offer an introduction to the main themes of Augustine’s thought: his account of Christ, of the Trinity, of grace, of the church, and of war, peace, and community. Focus will be on exploring these themes in Augustine’s sermons (though there will be one or two letters and an occasional passage from other works). This course’s goal is to help you both think about the interrelationship of the various parts of Augustine’s thought and to explore how he thought Christian doctrine should be preached. This course will thoroughly explore what it means to teach and preach Christian belief: What sort of understanding is to be encouraged? How and where is an appreciation for divine mystery to be conveyed? What should and should not be taught?

Applications submitted after May 2 will be charged a $75 fee

Apologetics for the Unchurched & De-Churched

The Rev. Dr. Canon Justin Holcomb

MS 710/MS 810
Course Dates: May 23 – August 26
Residential Week: July 25-29
Mode: In-person or Remote
Tuition: $1500 (Credit) / $500 (Audit)

Students will examine and engage the most frequently raised objections to the Christian faith by unchurched and de-churched people. Through this course students will develop skills necessary to evaluate different belief systems and defend the Christian faith. Each student will have an opportunity to develop and sharpen an apologetic methodology and apply it to the task of defending, proving, and proclaiming the gospel. Attention is given to the differences between Christian thought and select examples of non-Christian thought. It will explore some of the assorted challenges to Christian belief and provide a survey of resources for meeting those concerns.

Applications submitted after May 2 will be charged a $75 fee

Old Testament Survey 1

The Rev. Dr. Travis Bott

OT 511H
Course Dates: July 18 – August 26
Residential Week: July 25-29
Mode: In-person
Tuition: $1500 (Credit) / $500 (Audit)

Old Testament 1 is the first part of a two-term sequence that introduces students to the Old Testament as Christian Scripture for the ministry and mission of the church today. The course covers the Pentateuch and historical books and focuses on interpreting narrative and legal literature. Students will learn the historical background, literary shape, and theological message of each biblical book. At the end of the course, students should have a new appreciation for the Old Testament as the indispensable beginning of the salvation story that culminates with Jesus Christ.

Applications submitted after May 2 will be charged a $75 fee

Practical Liturgics for the Parish Priest

The Rev. Dr. Matthew S.C. Olver

LT 601H
Course Dates: July 18 – August 26
Residential Week: July 25-29
Mode: In-person
Tuition: $1500 (Credit) / $500 (Audit)

The goal of this course is to prepare those intending to serve as priests in the Anglican tradition in all aspects of liturgical priestcraft. Focus is given to the principles that undergird Western ceremonial and how that has been applied to Anglican liturgies, along with vestments, the furnishings of a church, the liturgical calendar, and lectionaries. Considerable attention is given to the celebration of the Mass in all its possible varieties (sung and spoken, ad orientem and versus populum, traditional and contemporary language), as well as Christian initiation (baptism and confirmation), Holy Matrimony, Christian Burial, and the special liturgies of the liturgical year.

Applications submitted after May 2 will be charged a $75 fee

Systematic Theology 1

The Rev. Dr. Tom Holtzen

ST 501H
Course Dates: July 18 – August 26
Residential Week: July 25-29
Mode: In-person
Tuition: $1500 (Credit) / $500 (Audit)

The first in a two-course sequence of Christian doctrine from the Anglican perspective covering Divine Revelation, Scripture, Tradition, Reason, Faith, Creation, Original Sin, the Trinity, Christology, and Pneumatology. This course will examine the major Christian doctrines from their biblical foundations through their historical developments to their modern expressions. Particular attention will be given to how Anglicans have understood and received these doctrines and their importance in the life of the church.

Applications submitted after May 2 will be charged a $75 fee